Audio interview with Gerry Collins, former Irish Minister for Justice, and Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP for Lagan Valley, by Sean O'Rourke for RTE Radio 1 Today with Sean O'Rourke on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. The Irish government issued an apology for the failings identified by the Tribunal. Collins and Donaldson react to the Tribunal's findings and the response of the Irish government. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 December 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Collins
Name of Second Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Role at time of Interview: Gerry Collins, (former Irish Minister for Justice), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley)
Interviewer: Sean O'Rourke
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Seán O’Rourke
Time Period covered: 1989-2013
Key Individuals: Gerry Collins, Jeffrey Donaldson, Harry Breen, Bob Buchanan, Maurice Gibson
Key Words: Smithwick Tribunal, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government, Sinn Fein, policing, publicity